Ruth Brown - Ruth Brown (1957)

"Hello Little Boy" by Ruth Brown

After not finding success with her various jazz bands, Blanche Calloway retired from performing and eventually became manager of the Crystal Caverns D.C. nightclub in the early fifties.  There she discovered the young and talented Rhythm and Blues singer Ruth Brown for whom she'd help get a recording contract and would become manager.  Ruth Brown released Ruth Brown, her debut album (of songs recorded between 1950 and 1956), on Atlantic Records in 1957.

Here is the discography surrounding Ruth Brown's debut album:

I'll Get Along Somehow (1949 single)

I'll Get Along Somehow (1949 single)

So Long (1949 single)

Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (1950 single)

Sentimental Journey (1950 single)

Teardrops from My Eyes (1950 single)

Where Can I Go (1950 single)

Why (1950 single)

The Chronological Classics: Ruth Brown 1949-1950 (compilation album)

I Know (1951 single)

I'll Wait for You (1951 single)

Shine On (Big Bright Moon (1951 single)

Daddy Daddy (1952 single)

Good-For-Nothin' Joe (1952 single)

I Would if I Could (1952 single)

5-10-15 Hours (1952 single)

(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean (1953 single)

Wild Wild Young Men (1953 single)

The Chronological Classics: Ruth Brown 1951-1953 (compilation album)

Hello Little Boy (1954 single)

Love Contest (1954 single)

Mambo Baby (1954 single with Her Rhythmakers)

Oh What a Dream (1954 single with Her Rhythmakers)

It's Love Baby (24 Hours of the Day) (1955 single)

As Long As I'm Moving (1955 single with Her Rhythmakers)

Bye Bye Young Men (1955 single with Her Rhythmakers)

Old Man River (1955 single with Her Rhythmakers)

I Gotta Have You (1955 single with Clyde McPhatter)

Mom Oh Mom (1956 single)

Smooth Operator (1956 single)

Sweet Baby of Mine (1956 single)

The Chronological Classics: Ruth Brown 1954-1956 (compilation album)

Lucky Lips (1957 single)

One More Time (1957 single)

Ruth Brown (1957 EP)

Ruth Brown

"Oh What a Dream" by Ruth Brown

"Sentimental Journey" by Ruth Brown

"I Want to Do More" by Ruth Brown and Her Rhythmakers

"I Gotta Have You" by Clyde McPhatter and Ruth Brown

"Sweet Baby of Mine" by Ruth Brown

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Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys - The Chronological Classics: Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys 1925-1935 (1935)

"Just a Crazy Song (Hi-Hi-Hi)" by Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys

Cab Calloway's older sister Blanche Calloway also sang jazz and led her own jazz band.  Blanche influenced her brother's path in music, and the two siblings developed, in concert, their unique and lively performance styles.  Blanche's career was not as long-lasting as her brother's and her recordings are, as always, collected in The Chronological Classics: Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys 1925-1935.

Here is Blanche Calloway's selected discography:

The Chronological Classics: Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys 1925-1935

"Growlin' Dan" by Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys

"I Need Lovin'" by Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys

"I Gotta Swing" by Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys

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